Kick off meeting of ECHO-FUTURE project in Helsinki, Finland
On 9 December – 2022, Aar Social Development Association – ASDA ry have successfully conducted the Kick off meeting of ECHO-FUTURE project in Helsinki, Finland, supported by European Commission in the frame of Strategic Partnership .
It was a “Blended Meeting” part of the consortium attended the meeting physically and others joined virtually.
The general aim of this project is to promote an educational approach that aims to develop students, schools and communities with the values and the motivation to act for sustainability – in their personal lives, within their community and at a global scale, now and in the future.
In further, ECO-FUTURE aims:
• To provide an upskilling pathway programme for teachers in order to strengthen their key competences and their profiles in dealing with environmental and green issues, making use of tinkering, an innovative approach to learning that builds on inquiry-based pedagogy, and exploits some of the most engaging and motivational elements of learner-centred, immersive, personal learning.
• To support young pupils (6-12) to explore environmental issues, engage in problem solving, and develop a sustainability mentality and eco-responsible citizenship that will allow them to make informed and responsible decisions in their daily life, in and outside of school.
ECO-FUTURE will reach its objectives through the development of the following RESULTS:
1. R1. ECO-FUTURE Manual
2. R2. ECO-FUTURE Toolkit
3. R3. ECO-FUTURE cartoons.
During the meeting, the partners discussed the different components of the implementation framework, including, project management, intellectual outputs, quality assurance, dissemination, the distribution of tasks, as well as the calendar of activities.
The Consortium is comprised of:
AAR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION(ASDA) RY, Finland
Havukosken school (Finland)
Mine Vaganti NGO (Italy)
Maca Gjorgjieva Ovcharova school (The Republic of North Macedonia)
